[GH-ISSUE #1552] More Clear Date Formats Labels #438

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opened 2026-02-26 18:47:03 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @Reberg on GitHub (Dec 20, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/documenso/documenso/issues/1552

Describe the improvement you are suggesting in detail

I was a bit confused today when I chose the option DD/MM/YYYY under Advanced Options -> Date Format for a document, and then the value 20/12/2024 09:00 PM was added to the signed document.
I then discovered that DD/MM/YYYY actually is dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a

Please see the table for reference:

Label	Value
YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm a	yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm a
YYYY-MM-DD	yyyy-MM-dd
DD/MM/YYYY	dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a
MM/DD/YYYY	MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm a
YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm	yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm
YY-MM-DD	yy-MM-dd hh:mm a
YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss	yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
Month Date, Year	MMMM dd, yyyy hh:mm a
Day, Month Year	EEEE, MMMM dd, yyyy hh:mm a
ISO 8601	yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSXXX

Personally I would like the label and value to be the same, but that would not be very user friendly for most people.
My suggestion is:

If there is a time (hour, minute...) make that clear in the label.
Add an example of the date format.

Label	Value
YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm AM/PM (2022-12-29 02:45 PM)	yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm a
YYYY-MM-DD (2022-12-29)	yyyy-MM-dd
DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm AM/PM (29/12/2022 02:45 PM)	dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a
MM/DD/YYYY HH:mm AM/PM (12/29/2022 02:45 PM)	MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm a
YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm (2022-12-29 14:45)	yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm
YY-MM-DD HH:mm AM/PM (22-12-29 02:45 PM)	yy-MM-dd hh:mm a
YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss (2022-12-29 14:45:30)	yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
Month Date, Year HH:mm AM/PM (December 29, 2022 02:45 PM)	MMMM dd, yyyy hh:mm a
Day, Month DD, YYYY HH:mm AM/PM (Thursday, December 29, 2022 02:45 PM)	EEEE, MMMM dd, yyyy hh:mm a
ISO 8601 (2022-12-29T14:45:30.000Z)	yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSXXX

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Originally created by @Reberg on GitHub (Dec 20, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/documenso/documenso/issues/1552 ### Describe the improvement you are suggesting in detail I was a bit confused today when I chose the option **DD/MM/YYYY** under Advanced Options -> Date Format for a document, and then the value **20/12/2024 09:00 PM** was added to the signed document. I then discovered that **DD/MM/YYYY** actually is **dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a** Please see the table for reference: | **Label** | **Value** | |---------------------|------------------------------| | YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm a | yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm a | | YYYY-MM-DD | yyyy-MM-dd | | DD/MM/YYYY | dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a | | MM/DD/YYYY | MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm a | | YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm | yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm | | YY-MM-DD | yy-MM-dd hh:mm a | | YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss | yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss | | Month Date, Year | MMMM dd, yyyy hh:mm a | | Day, Month Year | EEEE, MMMM dd, yyyy hh:mm a | | ISO 8601 | yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSXXX | Personally I would like the label and value to be the same, but that would not be very user friendly for most people. My suggestion is: 1. If there is a time (hour, minute...) make that clear in the label. 2. Add an example of the date format. | **Label** | **Value** | |------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------| | YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm AM/PM (2022-12-29 02:45 PM) | yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm a | | YYYY-MM-DD (2022-12-29) | yyyy-MM-dd | | DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm AM/PM (29/12/2022 02:45 PM) | dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a | | MM/DD/YYYY HH:mm AM/PM (12/29/2022 02:45 PM) | MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm a | | YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm (2022-12-29 14:45) | yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm | | YY-MM-DD HH:mm AM/PM (22-12-29 02:45 PM) | yy-MM-dd hh:mm a | | YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss (2022-12-29 14:45:30) | yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss | | Month Date, Year HH:mm AM/PM (December 29, 2022 02:45 PM) | MMMM dd, yyyy hh:mm a | | Day, Month DD, YYYY HH:mm AM/PM (Thursday, December 29, 2022 02:45 PM) | EEEE, MMMM dd, yyyy hh:mm a | | ISO 8601 (2022-12-29T14:45:30.000Z) | yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSXXX | ### Additional Information & Alternatives (optional) ![documenso_df](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ba36d6b1-85ed-412d-a81a-d13d57e97b36) ### Do you want to work on this improvement? Yes ### Please check the boxes that apply to this improvement suggestion. - [X] I have searched the existing issues and improvement suggestions to avoid duplication. - [X] I have provided a clear description of the improvement being suggested. - [X] I have explained the rationale behind this improvement. - [X] I have included any relevant technical details or design suggestions. - [X] I understand that this is a suggestion and that there is no guarantee of implementation.